Title :
Solitons in dispersion-inverted AlGaAs nanowires
Author :
Ganainy, R. El ; Mokhov, S. ; Makris, K.G. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Morandotti, R.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt.&Photonics-CREOL&FPCE, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We demonstrate that optical solitons can exist in dispersion-inverted highly-nonlinear AlGaAs nanowires. These self-localized waves are possible at very low power levels in millimeter long nanowire structures.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical dispersion; optical solitons; AlGaAs; dispersion-inverted nanowires; highly-nonlinear nanowires; millimeter long nanowire structures; optical solitons; self-localized waves; Nanowires; Solitons; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.5530) pulse propagation and solitons; (260.2030) Dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628986
